Jak's Festive Menu recipes
Christmas grub from Jak O'Donnell without the fuss
Jak's Ultimate Prawn Cocktail
Ingredients
Marburry smoked salmon long slice
Langoustine tails cooked & peeled sit on kitchen towel to keep dry
Ripe tomatoes deseeded & finely diced
Shallot finely diced
Crème fraiche
Chilli vodka(optional)
Tomato sauce
Worcester sauce
Rapeseed oil mayo
Chopped dill, chives & chervil
Iceberg lettuce & baby gem finely shredded
Smoked paprika
Assemble in cookie cutters
Method
1. Line mould with 1 long slice of salmon and lay lettuce at the bottom
2. Mix tomato, herbs & shallots season slightly with black pepper Spoon on top of lettuce
3. Mix tomato sauce, vodka, Worcester sauce together & lobster bisque
4. Then fold through crème fraiche adjust flavour i.e more tomato or more spice etc
5. Fold langoustine gently through bloody mary sauce
6. Serve on single glass plate sprinkle with smoked paprika
Crispy Brussels
Ingredients
200gr sprouts halved & blanched for 1 minute only !!
1 Braeburn Apple chopped into matchsticks
3 slices of your favourite black pudding
50ml Cold pressed rapeseed oil
2 tbsp good quality runny honey
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
Method
1. Cut black pudding into quarters and fry in a dry non stick pan
2. Then toss in the sprouts. Iits best if half can be in the pan flat side down to get them crispy
3. Once black pudding is cooked take pan off the heat
4. In your serving bowl quickly whisk oil, honey & mustard
5. Add black pudding, sprouts & chopped apple and mix well with the dressing
6. Serve while hot